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Sherry Gong pleads not guilty to embezzling money from student organization

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The wife of San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than $32,000 from the booster club of the Atascadero High School band. [Cal Coast Times] Sherry Gong, the former... (Continue reading)

Naked, dead man found in vehicle near Cuesta Grade

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The naked body of a deceased man was found in a vehicle near the Cuesta Grade on Monday afternoon. At about 2:30 p.m., a passerby spotted the dead body on TV Tower Road between San Luis Obispo and Santa Margarita.... (Continue reading)

Man found on Paso Robles roadside died of stab wounds

Written on 23 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

More than two weeks after a 20-year-old man was found dead on the side of a rural Paso Robles road, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced the deceased North County man had been stabbed multiple times. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

DUI driver crashes into sheriff’s car in Paso Robles

Written on 22 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An intoxicated driver crashed head-on into a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s patrol car near the fairgrounds in Paso Robles early Monday morning. [KCOY] At about midnight, just after the Mid-State Fair closed for the night, a driver crashed a... (Continue reading)

Child suffers burns in fire pit at Oceano Dunes

Written on 22 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

For the second time this month, a child suffered burns after walking over a smoldering fire pit in San Luis Obispo County, with the latest incident occurring at the Oceano Dunes. [KSBY] On Sunday afternoon, a 5-year-old child walked on... (Continue reading)

Dozens of vehicles burn in fire at Santa Maria recycling facility

Written on 21 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire at a recycling facility in Santa Maria burned approximately 50 vehicles Saturday afternoon and damaged an almost $1 million compacting machine, according to the fire department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 7 a.m., a caller reported the fire... (Continue reading)

SLO Mayor Harmon leads ban on monuments that honor people

Written on 20 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

Following objections lodged by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon to a proposed monument honoring President Teddy Roosevelt, the SLO City Council decided on Tuesday to adopt a new policy mandating that monuments honor ideas, rather than people. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles declares public safety emergency in Salinas River bed

Written on 20 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The City of Paso Robles has declared a public emergency over safety issues at the Salinas River bed. [Cal Coast Times] Firefighters are currently responding to two to three fires a week in the river bed. Since Jan. 2019, crews... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student was drunk when she killed Los Osos man

Written on 19 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Cal Poly student who drove the wrong way on Highway 101 last month, resulting in a crash that killed her and a sheriff’s office employee, had a blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit. [Tribune] At about... (Continue reading)

Formerly on the run suspect to stand trial for 2013 Paso Robles murder

Written on 19 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who had been on the run in Mexico for nearly six years until recently being caught and extradited to San Luis Obispo County can stand trial for a 2013 Paso Robles murder, a judge ruled on Thursday. [Cal... (Continue reading)